NGN sent letters to households in the area, including some on the busy commuter road Edgerton Road saying their street was affected.

But a NGN spokeswoman said: “We’ll be carrying out a gas mains replacement project on Syringa Street and its surrounding streets, which is expected to last around five weeks.

“We will be replacing old metal gas mains with new plastic pipes to ensure the continued, safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.

“The work is scheduled to begin on Monday October 31 and finish on Monday December 5.”

It’s the third such main road where gasworks are taking place - NGN is just beginning 13 weeks of works at Manchester Road in Linthwaite which will last until January, plus they are in the middle of a three-month project at Wakefield Road, Waterloo .

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They advise customers to call the Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766 option 7 to find out more how individual works will affect them. Anyone who smells gas or suspects carbon monoxide should called the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 which is in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.